Uzbekistan Dam Fails After Days of Rain, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate
At a Glance An earthen dam failed in Uzbekistan on May 1, flooding hundreds of homes.Some 70,000 people were forced to evacuate; no deaths were reported.The dam failed after days of heavy rain in the region. Tens of thousands of residents were forced from their homes on both sides of the Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan border after a dam failure that occurred after days of rain. Officials said hundreds of homes were overwhelmed by the floodwaters after the dam holding back the Sardoba...